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Europe: Team without a country but many wins at Ryder Cup (09/24 1:02 am)SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- A few things have changed since the last time Europe and the United States gathered for the Ryder Cup. For one, Europe. In the post-Brexit world, seven of Europe's 12 players aren't technically part of that continent anymore -- at least not as far as the European Union is concerned. ... -
Name drop: Cleveland set to say goodbye to Indians for good (09/24 1:00 am)CLEVELAND (AP) -- There's no more debate or decisions forthcoming. There's still some anger and disbelief, but also the excitement that comes along with change. The Cleveland Indians are about to become history. On Monday, one of the American League's charter members will play its final home game of 2021, and also its last at Progressive Field as the Indians, the team's name since 1915, when "Shoeless" Joe Jackson was the starting right fielder on opening day... -
Barring 'extreme long shot,' Arlington Park racing is ending (09/24 1:00 am)ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) -- Unlike a lot of old racetracks past their primes, there are not crumped up tickets strewn all over the grounds of Arlington Park. And the mood around the track is festive. Guests -- never called customers or patrons during its glory days -- line up for drinks and pizza and rush to the rail when the horses reach the starting gate. Rare are the reminders that Arlington Park is on the brink of ending a run that lasted more than a century,...
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Thursday's Sports in Brief (09/24 1:00 am)BASEBALL CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox clinched their first AL Central title since 2008 with a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in a doubleheader opener behind two home runs by Tim Anderson. Chicago, a wild-card team last year, is going to the postseason in consecutive years for the first time. ...
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Underdog Euros have Yanks where they where they want 'em (09/24 12:58 am)SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- They're on the road, without their fans, facing an opponent with almost as much firepower and only slightly less favored than Mike Tyson in his prime. Europe's perennial Ryder Cup underdogs have the Americans exactly where they want them...
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Week 4 Preview: Hogs-Aggies, Badgers-Irish featured games (09/24 12:44 am)The Southwest Classic between longtime rivals Arkansas and Texas A&M has been one-sided, with the Aggies having won nine straight. Before the season, the teams' SEC opener looked like just another game Saturday. Turns out, it's a Top 25 matchup in CBS' prime afternoon time slot at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas... -
White Sox clinch AL Central title for 1st time since 2008 (09/24 12:26 am)CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox clinched their first AL Central title since 2008 with a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in a doubleheader opener Thursday behind two home runs by Tim Anderson. Chicago, in its first season under 76-year-old Hall of Famer manager Tony La Russa, is going to the postseason in consecutive years for the first time... -
Texans done in by inability to run ball in loss to Panthers (09/24 12:24 am)HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Texans got a solid performance from rookie quarterback Davis Mills in his first career start Thursday night. But they were doomed by their inability to run the ball or prevent big plays in a 24-9 loss to the Carolina Panthers... -
Ohtani bounces back with go-ahead run as Angels edge Astros (09/24 12:19 am)ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Angels snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Ohtani tried to score the winning run during Wednesday night's 9-5 loss to Houston in 12 innings, but was called out after a perfect throw from right fielder Chas McCormick. ...
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Napoli's Osimhen has all the qualities of a modern striker (09/24 12:01 am)ROME (AP) -- Height. Speed. Skill. A willingness to lend a hand in defense. Victor Osimhen possesses all the ingredients of a modern-day striker, and the 21-year-old Nigeria international has played a big role in Napoli's perfect start to Serie A. With five goals in his last three matches, including his late brace to secure Napoli a 2-2 draw at Leicester in the Europa League, Osimhen is showing why the Partenopei paid a club-record transfer fee of 70 million euros ($82 million) to acquire his rights from Lille last year.. ...
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Twins bump Blue Jays back in wild card race, as Gurriel hurt (09/23 11:37 pm)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Toronto Blue Jays were relieved when surging left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. escaped a freak play in the outfield without serious injury. Now they've got some hard work ahead of them to return to the postseason. Nick Gordon drove in four runs and Michael Pineda won his third straight start as the Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 7-2 on Thursday night to bump the Blue Jays back in the AL wild-card race...
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Cunningham, Turner lead Mercury to 83-82 win over Liberty (09/23 11:37 pm)PHOENIX (AP) -- Sophie Cunningham hit 6 of 9 3-pointers for a career-high 21 points and Brianna Turner made the winning free throw with less than a second to play, giving the Phoenix Mercury an 83-82 win over the New York Liberty in a first-round WNBA playoff game on Thursday night... -
Copper, Parker help Sky hold off Wings in playoff opener (09/23 11:10 pm)CHICAGO (AP) -- Kahleah Copper scored 23 points, Candace Parker had a double-double and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 81-64 in a first-round WNBA playoff game on Thursday night. Parker finished with 11 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the sixth-seeded Sky, who advance to a second-round game on Sunday against third-seeded Minnesota... -
Ex-assistant basketball coach suing St John's over firing (09/23 11:06 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- A former St. John's assistant basketball coach is suing the university and head coach Mike Anderson, claiming he was fired because of a health issue. Steve DeMeo says in a lawsuit he was let go in June after telling Anderson about a serious heart condition that necessitated work accommodations due to the pandemic and would likely require additional procedures and medical leave. Previous to that, DeMeo asserts in the suit, Anderson had only praised his job performance...
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Rams' Donald out to disrupt Brady, Buccaneers once again (09/23 11:00 pm)THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept Aaron Donald off the stat sheet last season. No tackles. No sacks. No hits, hurries or passes defended for the first time in the defensive tackle's decorated career. But it came at a price, as Donald's presence and performance created opportunities elsewhere in the Los Angeles Rams' 27-24 win... -
Harper rallies Alcorn State past UAPB 39-38 (09/23 10:50 pm)PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) -- Felix Harper threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and Alcorn State rallied to defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 39-38 in the Southwest Athletic Conference opener on Thursday night. Niko Duffey, who had 137 yards on 22 carries, scored his second touchdown put the Braves (2-2) up 39-38 with 3:01 to play. The Golden Lions got the ball to midfield before turning the ball over on downs with 38 seconds left...
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Peoples, Noel lead Appalachian State over Marshal 31-30 (09/23 10:38 pm)BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Camerun Peoples ran for three touchdowns and Nate Noel rushed for 87 of his 187 yards on a game-saving drive and Appalachian State defeated Marshall 31-30 on Thursday night. After Chandler Stanton's 45-yard field goal put the Mountaineers on top with 5:45 to play, the defense held but Robert Lefevre's 45-yard punt pinned Appalachian State on its 8-yard line with four minutes remaining... -
Phillies rally from 6 down, beat Bucs 12-6 to gain on Braves (09/23 10:13 pm)PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four, Ronald Torreyes hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies erased a six-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-6 Thursday night and pick up ground in the NL East... -
Thursday's Scores (09/23 10:09 pm)PREP FOOTBALL(equals) Hollister 26, Reeds Spring 20 ------ Some high school football scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/ ------ Information from: ScoreStream Inc., http://ScoreStream.com
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Soto homers twice, boosts average to .325, Nats beat Reds (09/23 9:53 pm)CINCINNATI (AP) -- National League batting leader Juan Soto homered in consecutive innings, and the Washington Nationals pushed the Cincinnati Reds further from playoff contention with a 3-2 win Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series. Seeking his second straight NL batting title, Soto raised his average to .325 with a three-hit night and is four points ahead of the Los Angeles' Dodgers Trea Turner. Soto's former Nationals teammate had a three-hit game at Colorado... -
Mountcastle, Hays HRs help Orioles beat skidding Rangers 3-0 (09/23 9:45 pm)BALTIMORE (AP) -- A seemingly inconsequential game between two last-place teams provided rookie pitcher Zac Lowther an indelible memory and a morale-booster to carry with him into the offseason. Lowther pitched five sparking innings to earn his first major league victory and help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 Thursday night... -
Carolina RB McCaffrey out at Texans with hamstring injury (09/23 8:27 pm)HOUSTON (AP) -- Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey left Thursday night's game against the Houston Texans with a hamstring injury and will not return. McCaffrey had a 2-yard run early in the second quarter and went to the medical tent on the sideline soon after that. The team announced he was out for the rest of the game later in the second quarter... -
Caratini, Padres beat Giants 7-6 in 10 to tighten NL West (09/23 8:09 pm)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Jurickson Profar raced home on Victor Caratini's infield single with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 7-6 Thursday to tighten the NL West race between the Giants and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers... -
MLB trying pre-tacked baseball prototype at Triple-A (09/23 8:01 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball is experimenting with pre-tacked baseballs at some Triple-A games during the last stretch of the minor league season. The test run could be a step toward updating the big league balls after the league cracked down midseason on the use of illegal sticky substances used by pitchers to improve grip. MLB confirmed the trial to The Associated Press on Thursday after it was initially reported by Baseball America...
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Muncy homers in 10th, Dodgers rally for 7-5 win over Rockies (09/23 7:51 pm)DENVER (AP) -- The ever-reliable Max Scherzer just couldn't get his usual grip on the baseball in the thin air at Coors Field. He licked his hand. He held the ball tighter. But nothing seemed to work. No worries, his teammates had his back on a rare off day for the three-time Cy Young winner... -
LEADING OFF: Key showdown at Fenway, Cards on 12G streak (09/23 7:38 pm)A look at what's happening around the majors Friday: ------ WILD, WILD EAST Yankees ace Gerrit Cole starts the opener of a crucial three-game series at Fenway Park with the Red Sox two games ahead of New York for the top AL wild card. Boston has won seven straight to build a small cushion over the Yankees and Blue Jays...
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Assault victims protest outside U-Michigan board meeting (09/23 7:22 pm)ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Protesters, including some of the hundreds of people who survived sexual abuse by a University of Michigan sports doctor, gathered outside a meeting of the school's governing board Thursday and called for more accountability by campus leaders...
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Goldschmidt homers twice, Cards beat Brewers for 12th in row (09/23 7:14 pm)MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 Thursday and extend their longest winning streak in 39 years to 12 games. On a day Adam Wainwright faltered early, St. Louis trailed 5-0 before rallying with one run in the fifth, four in the seventh, two in the eighth and one in the ninth... -
Blue Jays' Borucki suspended 3 games for plunking Kiermaier (09/23 7:08 pm)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for intentionally hitting Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch in the latest salvo in a spat between the two AL East competitors... -
Fitzpatrick hopes for better start, more action at Ryder Cup (09/23 7:06 pm)SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- Matt Fitzpatrick's Ryder Cup debut wasn't great. He lost. Europe lost. And he never really felt like he played any real golf. After making his first team for the 2016 matches at Hazeltine, then missing Europe's win in Paris two years later, the 27-year-old Englishman is back and looking for a much different result this time... -
Washington St signs Kyle Smith to extension through '26-27 (09/23 7:02 pm)PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Washington State signed coach Kyle Smith to a contract extension Thursday that goes through the 2026-27 season and adds two years to the original contract he was given when he was hired. Smith was brought in as the replacement for Ernie Kent in March 2019 and quickly brought optimism back to the Cougars program. ...
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The Americans prepare for the 'big one' at home Ryder Cup (09/23 6:53 pm)SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- The Americans are running out of excuses in the Ryder Cup. They bring another loaded team to Whistling Straits, 11 of them among the top 16 players in the world. Not only is it a home game, the travel restrictions because of COVID-19 make this crowd even more one-sided than Lambeau Field... -
Houston S Reid, Panthers CB Bouye inactive Thursday night (09/23 6:41 pm)HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston safety Justin Reid and Carolina cornerback A.J. Bouye were among the players inactive Thursday night. Reid, the Texans' top defensive player, injured his knee Sunday against Cleveland. Bouye missed the first two games serving the end of a six-game suspension for PEDs, but was expected to return Thursday...
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Tom Felton of 'Harry Potter' fame collapses at Ryder Cup (09/23 6:29 pm)SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- British actor Tom Felton, known for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" movies, collapsed while playing a celebrity golf exhibition Thursday at the Ryder Cup. Ryder Cup organizers said only that Felton experienced "a medical incident" at Whistling Straits and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. They provided no other information...
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Bassitt returns but Mariners beat A's 6-5 for 4-game sweep (09/23 6:29 pm)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Chris Bassitt pitched three scoreless innings less than a month after surgery to repair facial fractures, and the Seattle Mariners rallied against Oakland's bullpen for a 6-5 victory Thursday and a four-game sweep that damaged the Athletics' wild-card hopes...
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Friday, Sept. 24
Top 25 College Football
- No. 22. Fresno State vs. UNLV, 9 p.m.
MLB
- St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m., 1st game
- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
- Texas at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
- Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.
- Kansas City at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.
- Miami at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
- N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 6:10 p.m.
- Washington at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
- St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m., 2nd game
- N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.
- San Diego at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m., 1st game
- San Francisco at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.
- Toronto at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.
- Seattle at L.A. Angels, 8:38 p.m.
- Houston at Oakland, 8:40 p.m.
- L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
- Atlanta at San Diego, 10:10 p.m., 2nd game